Discipline of Music

Centre for Jazz and Popular Music

Centre for Jazz and Popular Music

Center for Jazz and Popular Music
  • PROVIDES information and fields general enquires regarding Durban’s music scene
  • PRESENTS live music of interest to locals and tourists every Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. during term time
  • OFFERS avenue for Meetings, Educational Projects, Workshops, Rehearsals and Performances
  • INITIATES visits from internationally known musicians; educational exchanges; international touring for senior students, musicians and staff
  • ORGANISES concerts, annual festivals and conferences
  • ARRANGES bands for all occasions
  • COOPERATES with foreign embassies, patrons, commercial sponsors, Durban Arts Association, International Association of Jazz Educators, South African Association of Jazz Educators, Artworks Trust, Departments of Arts & Culture & Foreign Affairs
  • FUNDRAISES for scholarships to study Jazz; participation in overseas and local cultural events and to support itself
  • BENEFITS the city; the University; cultural organisations; bands and individual musicians